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 .:: Welcome to India ::.
The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.
Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia are the nearby island nations in the Indian Ocean.
Indian writers in modern times have been the cynosure of wide acclaim, both in Indian languages and English.
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 Journal Sentinel Online: Election '98
These elections are prescribed by Wisconsin statutes -- the spring primary, the spring election, the September primary and the general election.
The right to vote in Wisconsin state and local elections is granted to citizens of the United States who have resided for 10 days prior to the election in the election district or ward where they propose to vote.
Since the 1994 presidential election, former residents of Wisconsin who move out of the state in the 24-month period preceding the election are permitted to vote for president and vice president in Wisconsin if they do not have voting rights in their new state of residence.
www.jsonline.com /election98/bluebook.asp   (1053 words)

  
 Indian Election Campaign, Polling Days, Ballot Papers, Ballot symbols, How the Voting take place
General elections to the Lok Sabha took place in 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1996, and the twelfth Lok Sabha general election is currently being held in February-March 1998.
Disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir, the Punjab, and Assam have led to the postponement of elections.
In the general election of 1952 the average number of candidates in each constituency was 3.8; by 1991 it had risen to 16.3, and in 1996 stood at 25.6.
www.indian-elections.com /electoralsystem/schedulingtheelections.html   (808 words)

  
 Elections in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a very elaborate process, that the size of the huge electorate mandates the elections to be conducted in a number of phases (there were four phases in 2004 General Elections).
It involves a number of step-by-step processes from announcement of election dates by the Election Commission of India, which brings into force the 'model code of conduct' for the political parties, to the announcement of results and submission of the list of successful candidates to the executive head of the state or the centre.
The dominance of the Indian National Congress was broken for the first time in 1977, with the defeat of the the party led by Indira Gandhi, by a unlikely coalition of all the major other parties, which protested against the imposition of a controversial Emergency from 1975-1977.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_election_process   (1694 words)

  
 A History of Indian Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
Indian military observers in Namibia were responsible for the smooth withdrawal of foreign troops, elections and subsequent handing over of the authority to the government.
Indian naval ships and personnel were involved in patrolling duties off the Somali coast, in humanitarian assistance on shore, and also in the transportation of men and material for the United Nations.
The Indian contingent dug a large number of wells, constructed schools and mosques, and ran mobile dispensaries and relief camps, which provided veterinary care, and medical and humanitarian relief to a large number of Somalis and their livestock.
www.indianembassy.org /policy/Peace_Keeping/history_india_UN_peace_keeping.htm   (1528 words)

  
 Protesters demand new Pine Ridge election : ICT [2007/03/23]
The election has been in dispute since Oct. 3, 2006 when individuals claimed the primary election ballot was misleading and that voters were turned away from the polls.
The tribal election board of appeals ruled that a new election be held for the entire reservation, but the tribal council then removed the appeals and election boards and acted on their own by ordering the election to move forward - a move some people claim violated the tribal constitution and election code.
The tribal election board of appeals ruled that a new election process should have taken place but that board was removed and the election board was removed by the tribal council, which took over the role of election board.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096414737   (1018 words)

  
 Indian general elections, 2004 information - Search.com
The Election Commission of India is responsible for deciding the dates and conducting elections according to constitutional provisions.
In these elections, compared to the all the Lok Sabha elections of the 1990's, the battle was more of a head-to-head contest in the sense that there was no viable third front alternative.
The BJP fought the elections as part of the NDA, although some of its seat-sharing agreements were made with strong regional parties outside of the NDA such as Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu.
domainhelp.search.com /reference/Indian_general_elections,_2004   (1901 words)

  
 CNN - Indian state's citizens vote again after violence - Feb. 18, 1998
The first of six phases that began Monday in India's staggered general elections was marked by bombings, killings, ballot snatching and threats of violence.
Elections in all but two Indian constituencies are spread over five days between February 16 and March 7.
Indian authorities also considered postponing elections in the southern constituency of Coimbatore, where a series of bombings last Saturday and Tuesday left 60 people dead.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9802/18/india.election/index.html   (615 words)

  
 Indian Election 2004 Editorials: Sonia Gandhi
In a short span since she plunged into active politics before the February mid-term Lok Sabha elections, Sonia in fact, had wrought a political miracle by becoming the dual chief of the 113 year old Indian National Congress and its Parliamentary party.
Travelling the length and breadth of the country in a hurricane election tour, Sonia caught the imagination of the masses, by her emotional speeches in Hindi prepared in advance.
Tariq Ali, author of the Nehru's and the Gandhi's, an "Indian dynasty", says at one point Sonia had told a friend that she would rather have her children beg in the streets than Rajiv going to politics.
www.indian-elections.com /editorials/editorial-7.html   (803 words)

  
 Asia Society: Publications - The Twelfth Election of India's Lok Sabha
Indian culture is not Hindu; it is Indian.
She is, and will be, an Indian until her death, she says, for a daughter-in-law, according to Indian tradition, belongs to the home of her husband, not her parents.
In short, the logic of Indian politics has made it clear to the BJP leaders that if they want to be in power they must find enough coalition partners in the South and East, which is impossible without ideological moderation.
www.asiasociety.org /publications/update_indian_elections.html   (9873 words)

  
 Indian Wine - About Wine
The elaboration of the red wines is carried out from the must of colored grapes that have not fermented together with the solid parts of the grape (skin and seeds).
By qualities and bottled in the case of the youths, or are passed to casks for the breeding in wood.
The election of the type of oak (American or French) and the toast of the staves is very important.
www.indianwine.com /winewinemakingprocessredwine.htm   (279 words)

  
 11/19/97 - Internal conflicts cause split in ISA - IDS Online, Campus
Indian students are international students who were born and raised in India and have come to the United States.
As the Indian-American dominated ISA does not involve Indian students, often the latter are apathetic and disinterested in the ISA.
Senior Dimple Sharma, an Indian American, blamed the ISA election process for the lack of involvement by Indian students.
www.indiana.edu /~ids/archives/1119isa.html   (798 words)

  
 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
If the Election Board determines that the petition is invalid because of minor errors that can be corrected, the petition spokesman shall be officially notified and given at least one opportunity to bring the petition up to validation according to the petitioning provisions of the Election Ordinance.
If the Election Board refuses to notify the petition spokesman of the validation or invalidation of the petition within fifteen (15) days or to call and conduct such a recall meeting within thirty (30) days, the spokesman for the petitioners shall be empowered to proceed with the call and conduct of the recall meeting.
If the Election Board determines that the petition is invalid, the petitioner shall be officially notified and given at least one opportunity to bring the petition up to validation according to the petitioning provisions of the Election Ordinance.
www.pbpindiantribe.com /constit2.htm   (1575 words)

  
 Lands and Trust Services - Elections - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
An election can be held in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Act and its accompanying Indian Band Election Regulations, or First Nation leadership can be selected according to the First Nation's own community electoral system (sometimes referred to as a "custom code"), or according to the provisions of a self-government agreement.
Such a removal from the Indian Act election provisions requires the issuing of a ministerial order in accordance with subsection 74(1) of the Act which must then be registered in accordance with the Statutory Instruments Act.
Where elections are held under the Indian Act, information and advisory support to both the First Nation and the electoral officer are provided by staff in the INAC regional or district office.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /ps/lts/nelts/ele/index_e.html   (631 words)

  
 Farmers & Merchants Bank
The special envoy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on a three-day visit to Nepal to assess the political situation and convey the message of the Indian leader after the crucial November constituent assembly elections were postponed.
Saran's remarks came at a time when the Maoists have walked out of the government, forced the postponement of the polls and registered a motion in the interim Parliament seeking the abolition of the monarchy and adoption of a proportional-based electoral system as precondition for participating in the polls.
Indian envoy Saran said he is "optimistic" that the current political crisis facing Nepal can be resolved on the basis of an understanding among the major political parties.
fmbms.portalvault.com /Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsArticleControl&pageModeParam=&storyId=111200038   (505 words)

  
 The Ultimate India - American History Information Guide and Reference
The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world with respect to gross domestic product, measured in terms of purchasing power parity, and is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
A prolonged and mostly non-violent struggle for independence, the Indian independence movement, followed, eventually led by Mahatma Gandhi, the father of modern India.
It was not until 1977 that a united opposition, under the banner of Janata Party, was able to win elections and form a non-Congress government.In recent past the Indian National Congress has lost its significance and has been reduced to one of many parties.
www.historymania.com /american_history/India   (1696 words)

  
 Tribal Governments in 2010 - Tribal Elections
The complexities of tribal elections is illustrated by the 1996 elections on the White Earth reservation in Minnesota.
For example, tribal constitutions should explicitly6 address the process for contesting elections, the process for designating a judge on election matters, the federal government's role in recognizing tribal officers, the implementation of absentee ballots, the protocol for election proxies and the voting rights of enrolled tribal members who do not live on the reservation.
It was suggested that election to tribal leadership is often based on education and on credentials received from non-Indian entities.
www.airpi.org /projects/f96elections.html   (704 words)

  
 Indian Election: Of Computer Mice and Men
And, as a democratic country, Indian politicians have now got a lesson that growth for the few will not translate into a strong performance for their party at the voting booth.
Although the core organization of the BJP, the Indian Volunteer Association Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has its feet firmly planted on the ground, its cadres were dispirited by the very technology the BJP was touting.
Indian businessmen and industrialists were enthused, as were members of a growing middle class in the metropolitan areas high on a consumerist spree, with multiplexes and shopping malls springing up like mushrooms in suburban areas.
yaleglobal.yale.edu /display.article?id=3887   (1542 words)

  
 BBC, CNN train lenses on Indian election opera
The specials will include an Indian modern Maharajas series that kicks off 26 April, in which the country's modern visionaries who run the country will be profiled, from outside the typical political borderlines.
BBC World is bringing a global perspective to the Indian election through various dedicated programmes such as Question Time India, the Maharaja series and the Global Ambition series as well as BBC News output.
One of them is Broad View of Elections, a package name suggests it will give a broad view of what's at stake, who are the major players, what are the major issues driving this election and who are the major constituents.
www.indiantelevision.com /special/election/y2k4/cnn_bbc_election.htm   (1230 words)

  
 The Legislative Process
All legislation, regardless of where initially drafted, is processed and prepared for introduction by nonpartisan legislative staff in accordance with standards established by the Revisor of Statutes.
Legislative sentiment requests are processed year round and may be submitted to the Revisor’s Office by telephone, mail, FAX or in person.
After the debating and amending processes are completed, a vote is taken in both chambers to pass the measure to be engrossed.
www.state.me.us /legis/opla/process.htm   (5999 words)

  
 India: A nation embarassed
The election process became raucous with parties trading charges and counter-charges and naturally attracted the notice of the foreign press.
The election also highlighted the extreme opportunism that bugs the Indian political establishment that is a hazard even in the short run for the health of democracy.
Indian Defence Forum is a public forum open to users from all backgrounds from all around the world.
www.indiandefenceforum.com /index.php?topic=8913.0   (1930 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage
India’s regular elections are as much a matter of curiosity as of admiration in the West — where polls are not as complex nor as big an exercise — and in West Asia, which has countries with little history of democracy.
The agreement says that the Election Commission will cooperate with the UN to conduct elections in countries where the international agency is involved with the process.
The Election Commission will nominate personnel from its staff who would be included in the UN’s panels of experts and function as observers and monitors.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040829/asp/frontpage/story_3691151.asp   (510 words)

  
 World wants to see Indian democracy in action
Indian democracy is in full flow and international delegations are queuing up to see how it is all done.
Officials at the Election Commission disclosed that delegates from countries like the United States, Australia, Russia, Sri Lanka and South Africa are expected to visit India to get a better understanding of the Indian electoral process.
The Commission is deploying nearly one million EVMs in approximately 800,000 polling stations across the country in the four-phase election starting from April 20.
www.rediff.com /election/2004/apr/14iype.htm   (506 words)

  
 State Election Commission-Kerala
State Election Commission, Kerala came into existence on 3rd December 1993 as envisaged in Article 243(k) of the Constitution of India.
In accordance with the letter and spirit of the 73rd and 74th amendments to the Indian Constitution, it has devolved substantial responsibilities to its local government along with the funds and functionaries required to discharge them.
Election to Local Governments in Kerala are fought on political lines.
www.electionker.org /index.htm   (341 words)

  
 Protecting the Civil Rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives
The Division's enforcement efforts involve all aspects of the education process, including attacking discrimination in the assignment of students to schools and classes and academic programs, the transportation of students, the hiring and placement of faculty and administrators, the condition of educational facilities, and the distribution of school district resources.
American Indian children who reside within a school district, and who live on an Indian reservation where the land is not taxed, have the right to the same educational opportunities that are offered to all other children living in the school district.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are protected from discrimination and intimidation in exercising the right to vote and in becoming candidates for and serving in Federal, State, and local (including city, county, and school district) elected offices.
www.usdoj.gov /crt/indian/broch.html   (2181 words)

  
 World is keenly watching India’s electoral battles - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The interest in these elections are also due to deployment of one million electronic voting machines (EVMs) in eight lakh polling stations in four phased polls from April 20.
Election tours will be divided between the High Commissioner and the political department,” said the diplomat adding that Mr Arthur has already visited Kashmir and Lucknow and will be in Mumbai next week.
Since this is election time, there are few plans to study the elections here,” said a source in US Embassy adding that three consulates in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai are at work studying the election scenario in their region.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/apr172004/iv15.asp   (714 words)

  
 Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs
For centuries, many Indian nations and tribes settled issues by discussion among their villages, clans, and elders until consensus was reached.
INTLD gives representatives of Indian Nations and Tribes and state legislators an opportunity to foster communications, as well as discuss issues facing both tribal communities and the state at large.
By utilizing the training and networking provided through the AITH process, tribal members and communities will have the tools, such as position papers, fact sheets and other supportive documents to develop their ideas for legislation, as well as have an understanding of how to engage with their respective state legislators in addressing their concerns.
www.indianaffairs.state.az.us /townhall/process.html   (1261 words)

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